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Android tablets are quickly picking up steam this year, and ViewSonic is getting in on the action. ViewSonic is said to debut two Android-based tablet PCs at the IFA 2010 conference next month. Android tablets should be plentiful at the show, but will there be any good ones out there? Maybe. One of the ViewSonic…
Verizon is said to be sending out an SOS OTA for rooted Motorola Droid users out there, who were unable to successfully install the original Android 2.2 Froyo update, “FRG01B”. Verizon is sending out a new update known as “Full FRG01B”, which is bigger than the previous version, to rooted users to ensure that the…
Samsung has been really pushing their Galaxy S line as hard as they can so you get one of the Super AMOLED-equipped Android smartphones in your hands. The most anticipated of said line is definitely the Sprint Epic 4G, which will be launching next week. We now have a new TV ad for the Samsung…
Adobe Flash 10.1 Player is here for the Android platform, but even though it’s out of beta only the Nexus One with Android 2.2 Froyo is officially supported. That all changes today, as now the official Flash Player app can be installed on any Android phone that’s running 2.2 (Froyo). The Flash Player 10.1 application…
Toshiba doesn’t want to be left out of the Android tablet tsunami that should be approaching any time now, and they’re prepping the SmartPad to help buoy the computer maker’s tablet-game. As it stands, we’re just wading in the water with the Streak and that other, unmentionable Android tablet. But, with an Android tablet either…
One of the good things about the impending flood of Android tablets – like the Allgo Stamp tablet that you see above – is that they will drastically vary in price ranges. We’ve seen tablets ranging from $35 to $500, and while we’ll likely see hardware that tops $500, it’s clear that there will likely…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company PowerPhone Inc. a patent called “Integrated Call Handler and E-Mail Systems and Methods” that allows users to send SMS text messages to 911. The company will use this patent to allow users to send text and video messages to 911 if in need of…
As you’ve probably heard, Android 2.2 Froyo has been leaked for the Droid X, and now pulled, but this time around, we’ve got some hands-on video and the instructions on how to install it yourself! We’ve been tricked before about the Droid X’s Froyo availability, but this is the real deal. Even if it’s not…
The guys over at Engadget got their hands on two early Dell Thunder prototypes running Android, and damn if they’re not looking good. Earlier today on CNBC, the on-air folks tore the Streak apart, calling it boring, and that Dell itself was a boring company. Well, CNBC, you haven’t met the Thunder, have you? To…
Remember when we caught a screenshot of a Verizon computer that showed the global roaming Motorola Droid Pro, and a world phone edition of the Droid 2? Both devices were said to have global capable GSM radios, allowing them to roam on wireless networks outside the US (where CDMA is pretty much non-existent). Well, we…